This is Only a Test

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Episode 24 – Tested vs. Unsexy News Week – 08/19/2010 Aug 20, 2010

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This week Norm, Will, and Ana tackle the unsexiest news week so far this year, tackling Facebook Places, Intel buying McAfee, and a whole bunch of reader questions on this week's unsexy episode of This is Only a Test.

Episode 23 – It's Just Like Solomon – 8/11/2010 Aug 13, 2010

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Will, Norm, and Gary have another fabulous conversation, where they run down the latest rumors about the next AppleTV, the brand-new Droid 2, why Will's avoiding the Dell Streak, the current feeling about Microsoft's Kinect, and a whole lot more. Also, we talk about crazy liquids.

Episode 22 – The Norville Barnes Appreciation Episode – 8/5/2010 Aug 06, 2010

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This week Will and Norm are joined by Gary Whitta wherein they discuss an absolutely astounding amount of news. Topics include the new Kindle 3, the Blackberry Torch, the increasing sales of Android, how magic the Magic Trackpad really is, cold brewing coffee, Siggraph, some iPod rumors, Froyo updates for old phones, and a whole lot more. PUT THIS IN YOUR EARS.

Episode 21 – Massive Outtakes – 7/28/2010 Jul 30, 2010

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Norm makes his triumphant return, and the gang celebrates by talking tech. On the docket this week: the Samsung Captivate, the Library of Congress vs. the DMCA, new stuff from Apple, Panasonic's crazy 3D camera, reader questions, and a whole lot more!

Episode 20 – This is a Zed-Free Zone – 7/22/2010 Jul 23, 2010

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Norm's on the road at Comic-Con, "working hard" and taking lots of pictures of scantily clad cosplayers down at Comic-Con, while Will is holding down the home office. In his stead, Tested.com's Matt Braga is signing in, and he and Will talk about Alien Swarm, the Tested TF2 server, the current crop of Android phones, the problem wtih the iPhone 4, and then take a whole lot of reader questions.

Episode 19 – Can We Stop Talking About the iPhone 4's Antenna? Jul 16, 2010

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On this week's show, Will sits down with Gary Whitta (who's subbing in while Norm has a cold) and talks about 1 vs. 100, the Team Fortress Engineer update, and the never-ending controversy around the iPhone 4's antenna death grip.

Episode 18 – We've Got New Digs Baby! – 7/8/2010 Jul 09, 2010

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We've moved! We've sunny Sausalito for the fog-shrouded shores of San Francisco. Yes, our new offices are in a basement, but it's a really, really awesome basement, with a bar. We talked about the new office, all the stuff we've gotten into in the last two weeks, and all the tech news that's happened since then--Froyo is out and in people's hands, Firefox 4 went beta, YouTube launched a living room-friendly feature, and the Kin met an untimely end. All that, and a whole mess of reader questions on this week's episode of This is Only a Test.

Episode 17 – iPhone 4 is Here! – 6/23/2010 Jun 24, 2010

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The iPhone 4 has arrived, so Norm, Will, and special guest Gary Whitta sit down to talk about the latest version of Apple's wunderphone, plus all the latest news, including details about the imminent release of Froyo, the svelte new Xbox 360 S, and Motorola's super-sized Droid X.

Episode 16 – Tested Takes on the Electronic Three – 6/17/2010 Jun 18, 2010

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The Tested crew took a magical day trip to LA to see what hardware E3 had to offer. Here's all the info you wanted to know about the Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft's new Xbox 360 design and Kinect, the new Rock Band 3 hardware plus talk about Sony's E3 offerings and the imminent OnLive launch.

Episode 15 – This Week in iNews Jun 11, 2010

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It's WWDC week, so that means it's finally time for the official reveal of the iPhone 4 and iOS 4. Will, Norm, and a special guest talk about all the latest Apple news, plus a whole lot more, including the latest on Windows Home Server, the HTC Droid Incredible, and of course, churros. All that, plus the latest on the WDTV Live, RIAA vs. Limewire, and Bing's Treasure Maps, on this week's episode of This is Only a Test.

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